How can I show track changes after they have been accepted or rejected?

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Hello, 
 I'm actually proofreading several files using the track changes function in Trados Studio 2014. These files have been sent back to the translator, so that he can take a look and accept or reject the changes before sending the final files back to me as proofreader. 
 I was wondering if there is a possibility to show e.g. the rejected changes in the files returned by the translator so that I can see which segments have been accepted and which rejected. Can you help me out? 
 Thanks in advance! 
 Susanne

Jerzy Czopik · Answer

Carlos Delgado 
 From what I know this behavior here is similar to what happens in Word&mdash;when you accept tracked changes there and close the document, you cannot revert it. 
 What helps in such cases is either a backup or&mdash;and this is what I do on daily basis&mdash;saving a copy of SDLXLIFF with tracked changes BEFORE accepting them. I do this due to ISO 17100, but it can work for everybody. And this is very simple&mdash;use advanced save or the corresponding shortcut for "Save Copy As". The good thing about this command is, that you remain editing in the file, while a real copy is saved in your chosen folder and remains untouched even if you continue working on your file. 
 Of course I understand, that this will not help you for the current case, but can be helpful in the future.

Paul · Answer

Hi Susanne, 
 The only way to do this, if the changes have already been accepted or rejected, is to use a comparison tool, maybe something like Post-Edit Compare. So if you have the original and the reviewed sdlxliff files you can compare them to get an html report that shows you what you need. This article may help:

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How can I show track changes after they have been accepted or rejected?

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